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    Sunday, April 25, 2010

    THE POTENTIAL OF EUROPE’S WIND

    Wind: 50% of EU electricity in 2050
    April 20, 2010 (European Wind Energy Association)

    "Wind energy will meet 50% of the EU’s electricity demand in 2050, top wind energy personalities told Europe’s largest wind energy conference and exhibition…[on] the opening day of the European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition (EWEC 2010) in Warsaw…"

    [Arthouros Zervos, President, European Wind Energy Association (EWEA):] “2050 might seem like a long way off, but the decisions we take today will have a big impact on our energy supplies in 40 years’ time… We can’t allow the politicians to make grand statements and leave the serious decisions to the next generation. Given the long life of power plants our vision for 2050 has to be reflected in the construction of new power plants from at least 2020 onwards…A fully renewable power sector is the only solution to reaching 80-95% CO2 reductions by 2050…The remaining carbon emissions will be needed for other sectors, such as agriculture… Renewable energies can provide 100% of Europe’s power supplies by 2050 without any further contribution from any so-called low-carbon technologies.”

    Now. (click to enlarge)

    "With the G8 and EU already committed to an 80% greenhouse gas reduction by 2050, Zervos added…[they] should be talking about a “renewable energy economy” not a low carbon one…"

    Then. (click to enlarge)

    "Wind energy is already a mainstream power source in Europe, annual market growth has been impressive over the past 10 years - 23% on average… Europe needs to interconnect its electricity networks as a necessary step towards a truly integrated European electricity market…An integrated power market is essential for the smart management of renewable energies, and lower the costs for consumers…"

    [Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive, EWEA:] “Realistically, wind can provide 50% of power supplies by 2050 if the necessary changes to infrastructure and markets are made…The potential is there and the industry is ready. All we have to do is maintain current growth rates on and offshore…[O]ther renewables can easily meet the other half of Europe’s electricity needs…A pan-European grid is the first priority, but a clear vision of, and a strong political commitment to, the long-term energy mix is also essential…Energy is an international challenge…It is astounding that 24 years after establishing free movement of goods, services, capital and labour, the EU has not yet established a fifth freedom: free movement of electricity.”

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